El Salvador's former president, Mauricio Funes, who came into politics after a career as a whistleblowing journalist, died Tuesday night in Nicaragua at the age of 65.

Former Salvadoran president, Mauricio Funes, died late on Tuesday in Nicaragua, where the leftist leader had been living since 2016 to avoid corruption charges in his home country. He was 65. Nicaraguan authorities confirmed the death of Funes,

El Salvador's ex-president Mauricio Funes died Tuesday at the age of 65 in Nicaragua, where he fled two years after leaving office and gained asylum following accusations of corruption in

SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El expresidente salvadoreño Mauricio Funes, que llegó a la política tras una carrera como periodista que denunciaba irregularidades y que pasó sus últimos años exiliado en Nicaragu

Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday. He was 65.

El exmandatario y periodista salvadoreño falleció a los 65 años a raíz de una “grave dolencia crónica”, según comunicó el Ministerio de Salud nicaragüense

Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday.

Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday.

ALBAWABA - The first leftist president in El Salvador Mauricio Funes passed away aged 65 in Nicaragua, where he fled in 2016 after being accused of corr